Halloween: All Souls Day

Halloween 2020

 Halloween is a popular festival in Western society.

Which is now celebrated in some Asian, Latin American, and African countries to some extent as "entertainment".

On the last evening of October, Halloween is celebrated across the United States, on that occasion, houses and public places are decorated with scary structures of ghosts and sparrows.

On October 31, when the darkness begins to spread and the shadows darken, gangs of children and adults dressed in scary Halloween costumes then they knock house to house and shout trick or treat.

Which means either give us sweets or get ready for some trick on our part.

The occupants of the house bid them farewell with candies and sweet pills.

Halloween is traced back to pre-Christian times in Ireland and northern France, where the Celtic tribes celebrated this festival on October 31 every year.

According to their tradition, the new year began on November 1.

Due to the climatic conditions, harvesting in these areas would end in late October and cold and dark days would begin in November.

The tribes also attributed winter to the day of the dead, as most deaths occurred during that season.

Halloween is a festival of Western civilization, started by the tribes of Ireland.

These tribes believed that on the night of October 31, the boundary between the souls of the living and the souls of the dead was softened and that spirits could come into the world and harm humans, livestock, and crops, we can say it all souls day.

To appease the spirits, the tribesmen lit bonfires on the night of October 31, distributed grain, and sacrificed cattle. The current Halloween ritual is an evolution of that thinking.

Celebrating such festivals is not permissible in Islam but is forbidden because of its resemblance to non-Muslims.

But Muslims living in a cohesive society and in the Western world can participate in such festivals as guests because it will help eliminate the atmosphere of misunderstandings and mutual hatred and promote the concept of tolerance in Islam.

In this case, it is permissible to give festive greetings or gifts, etc., provided that the greatness of these festivals is not in the heart at all. 

Halloween is also said to be celebrated with the end of summer, on October 31, and in the United States, it starts on October 25.

They believe that ghosts who have died and that the spirit of the deed will visit the earth.

The scary tradition of Halloween is still celebrated in this advanced age and is eagerly awaited in Europe and the United States.

In some places, seeds are taken out from the stomach of a pumpkin and placed in it to lighten the pumpkin itself.

About Halloween history, it is said to have originated in the United States in 1921 in the northern state of Minnesota, then in the same year, for the first time, this festival was celebrated at the city level.

Gradually, the 2,000-year-old festival spread to other cities and towns in the United States, then it became a business venture.

By the end of the 19th century, Halloween parties were common in the United States, with children and adults attending, in addition to food at these parties, horrible masks were put on the face.

This festival is still celebrated with great enthusiasm, in the streets, markets, parks, and other places, small and big ghosts and witches dressed in scary costumes are seen moving around, recently Halloween party 2020 was celebrated with enthusiasm and passion around the world.

Pumpkins are often seen outside the houses with horrible carvings on them, and scary structures are erected outside many homes.

When you pass by them, so they start horrible heartbreaking laughter.

It would not be out of place to attribute this festival to fear and panic, even though billions of dollars are earned from this kind of business-like festival, but the appearance of ghosts can cause distress to many weak gentlemen.

People who go house to house asking for sweets can also be thieves and robbers in this guise, wearing robber Halloween costume.

And nowadays there is a rumor circulating in the UK that a clown will come from the US and could kill or harm many people.

In developed countries such a horrible kind of exchange does not suit, it is better to celebrate it in a normal way.

In the United States, as mentioned above, Halloween originated in the northern state of Minnesota in 1921 and was celebrated for the first time in the city that year.

Slowly, the 2,000-year-old festival spread to other towns and cities in the United States, and then it took the form of a big national festival and big business activity.

In the United States, the festival was introduced by Irish migrants.

There are Irish history books and podcasts about Halloween history on the internet.

If you enjoy the look and feel of Halloween costume then there are a lot of Halloween 2020 movie made on it and one of them Halloween Kills (2021) is going to be released very soon.